Proactive Health and Safety Solutions

What Proactive Health and Safety Solutions does

Proactive Health and Safety Solutions (operating as PHS Solutions) is a privately held Canadian occupational health, safety, and environment (HSE) consulting firm headquartered in Thornhill, Ontario. Founded in 2008 and operating with 1–10 employees, the firm is led by founder and President James Ebidia, a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and Accredited Systems Auditor (ASA) with 30 years of HSE experience spanning Allied-Signal Canada, the City of Vaughan, and the Industrial Accident Prevention Association. PHS Solutions serves small and medium-sized businesses, federal and provincial organizations, and manufacturing-sector employers in Ontario, helping them navigate Canadian regulatory requirements including WHMIS, JHSC committees and inspections, OHSA, ISO 45001, and the WSIB Health and Safety Excellence Program (HSEP). Service lines include customized training delivery (live virtual and onsite), management system design and implementation, legislative compliance audits, risk assessments, accident investigations, compensation claims management, and standards and procedures development.

The company's core proprietary asset is the PHS Health and Safety Management System Software, a web-based hosted application that guides users through building and maintaining an HSE management system, tracks compliance activities and corrective actions, logs incidents and claims, sends automated email reminders for required activities, and generates a complete program manual in one click. The software is delivered as a subscription with no on-premises installation; initial set-up and ongoing support are included in the user license.

Revenue is generated through two streams: professional services fees for consulting engagements and customized training delivery, and recurring subscription fees for the hosted PHS software. Customer acquisition is sales-led, relying on direct phone outreach (416-270-7689) and a core channel partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), which provides access to CME's Ontario manufacturing membership and offers PHS members discounted rates on all services. PHS also acts as a CME-affiliated WSIB HSEP service provider. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per engagement or per license. The firm is bootstrapped with no external institutional investment and is operating (copyright extends to 2026), although revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

Proactive Health and Safety Solutions

Legal name

Proactive Health and Safety Solutions

Website

https://phssolutions.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Proactive Health and Safety Solutions is an Ontario-based consulting firm delivering occupational health and safety compliance services, customized training, and hosted HSE management software to small and medium-sized Canadian businesses, led by founder James Ebidia and distributed via a partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE) (EDAAALAO)

Keywords

• Occupational health and safety
• Health safety consulting
• Safety management software
• Workplace safety training
• Regulatory compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaughan

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Health and Safety Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for federal and provincial organizations including health, safety and environment management system design and implementation, customized training development and delivery, assessment and audits, risk management, accident investigations, and compensation claims management.
2. PHS Management Software: Web-based hosted software subscription providing health and safety management system functionality. Includes initial set-up and ongoing support as part of the user license. No software installation required as the company hosts and maintains the software in a secure data center.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Proactive Health and Safety Solutions (PHS Solutions) is a Canadian health and safety consulting firm that helps small and medium businesses and federal/provincial organizations meet occupational health and safety regulatory requirements. The company delivers customized consulting engagements, training courses, standards and procedures development, audits, risk assessments, accident investigations, and compensation claims management, and sells a proprietary web-based hosted PHS Health and Safety Management System Software subscription that guides organizations in implementing and maintaining compliance programs.

Product overview

Proactive Health and Safety Solutions offers a single core software product—the PHS Health and Safety Management System Software—supplemented by associated consulting and training services. The software is a web-based hosted solution designed to assist organizations in implementing and maintaining health and safety management systems for compliance with occupational health and safety legislation. The company also provides related professional services including training courses, consulting, standards development, and audits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PHS Management Software: Web-based Health and Safety Management System Software designed to assist organizations in implementing and maintaining a health and safety management system.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPHS Solutions has partnered with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) to offer Health and Safety Services in Ontario. CME members get discounted rates on all PHS services. This partnership allows PHS to access CME's membership base in Ontario for health and safety consulting, training, and software services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cority: Toronto-headquartered provider of cloud-based EHS software for healthcare, manufacturing, and other regulated industries - direct overlap with PHSS's compliance-tracking, incident, and audit management features.
• Intelex Technologies: Toronto-based EHS and quality management software vendor serving global enterprises - overlapping product category with PHSS's hosted H&S management software, but at a much larger scale.
• BIS Safety Software: Canadian provider of safety training, compliance management, and EHS software for mid-market/SME clients - directly overlaps PHSS's consulting-plus-software hybrid in the Canadian market.
• SafetyTek: Canadian EHS SaaS platform targeting SMBs with safety tracking, inspections, and incident management - directly comparable to PHSS's hosted EHS management software for Ontario SMEs.
• SafetySync: Canadian safety training, compliance, and online course provider for SMBs - directly comparable to PHSS's WHMIS/JHSC/custom training offerings and Ontario SME customer base.

Emerging players

• SafetyCulture: Global inspection/audit/checklist platform (iAuditor) increasingly expanding into broader EHS and training - represents a modern, mobile-first competitor whose product polish exceeds PHSS's hosted software offering.
• Dorson Consulting: Canadian ISO 45001 / OHSMS consulting and audit firm working with Ontario manufacturers - directly comparable consulting practice for the same ISO 45001 implementation/audit work PHSS performs.

Broad incumbents

• ETQ (Hexagon EHS): Established, well-capitalized EHS/QMS platform (now part of Hexagon) with deep compliance, audit, and incident modules - competes for the same compliance-driven software budget PHSS targets.
• VelocityEHS (Sera Globe): Large, well-funded EHS SaaS platform (Aerosol/SDS, training, ergonomics) covering a much broader EHS product portfolio than PHSS, including modules that compete head-on with the PHS software.

Regional players

• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS): Ontario-based safety association providing consulting, training, and resources to SMEs - serves the same Ontario SMB buyer as PHSS, often on similar consulting/training scopes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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